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The Army learns to live in the Desert

3rd December 1940: The British Army, reinforced with new equipment but still hugely outnumbered by the Italians, adjusts to its new environment

Dec 03, 2025
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Freshly arrived troops during a pause in an exercise, November 1940.
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